{Y/N's POV}
I looked up and down at myself in the mirror. I looked gorgeous. The dress Lily let me borrow was an ombre silver-to-white knee-length dress. The dress revealed my shoulders and my hair was put into a messy but neat bun. My curtain bangs were curled and the finishing touch was a single white rose tucked in my hair.
Molly's eyes became watery. "You look so pretty!" she said.
Lily nodded in agreement. "You can keep the dress, by the way. Silver was never really my color."
I looked at her in disbelief. "What?"
"You heard me. Go ahead and keep it," Lily reassured.
"Thank you!" I said and hugged her.
"Now get going, you don't want to be late!" Molly scolded.
"Oh, right."
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I waited in front of Mr. Slughorn's office. A few other students were waiting as well. Then, I saw him. Tom. He wore a white buttoned-up shirt and a slick black vest over it with a pair of slick black pants. It had been a while since he'd worn something fancy. I didn't notice I was staring at him. He made eye contact with me and I quickly looked away, embarrassed by being caught staring at him. Professor Slughorn opened his office door.
"Ah, glad to see you all here! Come in, come in."
I noticed how big of a bookworm he was. His office was practically a library. There was a wooden round table in the center of his office. Dishes of food were displayed on it. The candles flickered and royal core music played quietly on a stereo, setting the calm mood.
I sat on a chair next to Severus. Tom sat on my right.
Professor Slughorn started talking about how glad he was that we could all make it.
Tom started to tap on the table. Morse code.
-You look divine tonight.
-Not too bad yourself.
He smirked. I mentally sighed. That stupid sexy smirk of his always made me blush, for some reason.
We ate and talked about mythical creatures and assignments that would come up in the future.
"I must say, the stars look beautiful tonight," Professor Slughorn mentioned. A question suddenly popped into my head.
"Professor Slughorn, I was wondering if you had any books on Astronomy I could borrow? The library doesn't seem to have anything I'm looking for," I said.
"Well, as a matter a fact I do have books on Astronomy. It's one of the most wonderful mysteries of this world! Feel free to borrow any book you'd like," he offered and pointed to a bookshelf. I nodded.
"Thank you," I said and got up to go check some out.
･ﾟ✧magical time skip･ﾟ✧
{Author's POV}
It was just Professor Slughorn and Riddle now. Tom cleared his throat, ready to ask the question he had been meaning to ask all night.
"Professor," he said.
"Yes?"
"What is a Horcrux?"
The professor froze. "It's some very dark magic, Riddle. It's not to be attempted."
"Yes, but just out of curiosity, could you tell me more?" Riddle asked.
"Out of curiosity, you say?"
Tom nodded.
The professor didn't sense any harm in telling a curious sixteen year old boy, so he told him.
"A Horcrux is an object in which a wizard or witch can hide a fragment of their soul in order to become immortal," Professor Slughorn explained. "In other words, it's very dark magic."
"Can you tell me how one splits their soul? And is it possible to split it into seven?" Tom asked.
"My goodness, Tom. Seven? Isn't killing one person enough?" the professor asked.
"Ah, so to split one's soul, one must kill?" Tom asked.
"Yes, Tom. This is all out of curiosity, right?" Slughorn asked.
"Yes, Professor."
There was a long silent pause.
"Have a good night, Professor," Tom said and left.
Little did they know, someone was eavesdropping on their conversation, wondering why Tom Riddle would want to know about Horcruxes.
And that person was Y/N.
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So, I know that the dialogue is different from the movie but guess what. I don't care. It's my story so I'm typing it like this. Ok, I sound so stuck up right now, sorry. (Please don't leave!) What's your favorite book/fanfic/manga/anime/comic? I don't have a favorite book, but I love reading fanfics and romance. (and mysteries) <3
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